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The Strait of Hormuz has emerged as a flashpoint in the ongoing war between Iran and the United States and Israel. On March 2, Ebrahim Jabari, a senior advisor to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) commander-in-chief, announced that it was closed for all vessels, warning that if found passing, a vessel would be set ablaze.

The Iranian blockade sent oil prices over $100 per barrel against the pre-war price of $65 per barrel. Twelve days later, the situation has changed, and vessels flagged for certain countries are transiting the strait safely.

On Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in an interview with US television network CBS, said that Tehran was approached by several countries seeking safe passage from the Strait of Hormuz.

Adding that the military will decide on requests, he added that a group of vessels from "different countries" had been allowed to pass the strait.

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Which countries are getting safe passage through Strait of Hormuz?

India:  Several Indian vessels, carrying crude and gas, have passed through the strait in recent days, following a series of calls between MEA Dr S Jaishankar and Araghchi, and PM Modi and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

Iran's ambassador to India, Mohammad ⁠Fathali, on Sunday said that Tehran had allowed some Indian vessels to pass through Hormuz.

Pakistan:  Reports suggest that Pakistan has also obtained safe passage through the strait. According to a Bloomberg report, a Pakistani-flagged Aframax tanker, bound for Karachi, sailed through the Strait of Hormuz.

China:  China has friendly relations with Iran, and 45 per cent of its oil passes through the Strait. It is reported to have pressed Tehran to allow safe passage to its vessels.

Turkiye:  Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said on Friday that ships owned by the country, which had been waiting near Iranian waters, were allowed safe passage by Tehran.

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"Fifteen ships [with Turkish owners] were there. We obtained permission from the Iranian authorities for one of them that had used an Iranian port, and it passed," Uraloglu told Turkish media.

France and UK:  In a rare exception, France and the UK are suspected of having received permission to sail through the Strait, despite Trump urging NATO countries to send warships to break the Iranian blockade.

According to a report of the UK's Financial Times, the two countries have requested talks with Iran about permitting their ships.


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